Dr Anoop Misra was born in 1958, and completed his premedical studies from Lucknow, India. He did his under-graduation and post-graduation from prestigious medical institute of India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Subsequently he worked in the same institute as faculty, and then Professor of Internal Medicine for nearly two decades. During his time he was involved in teaching UGs and PGs, and guided thesis and projects of several students pursuing their master's degree. In 2006, he joined Fortis Healthcare in New Delhi, having established standalone vertical on diabetes and since then is Chairman, Fortis-CDOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi, and Director, National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, and Diabetes Foundation (India). Fortis CDOC specialty diabetes chain of hospital/centers, are currently in progressive expansion mode throughout north India. Prof. Misra has extensive academic experiences in Universities overseas. As WHO Fellow, he has worked in Royal Free Hospital in London, UK and at Department of Medicine and Endocrinology at Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas, USA. Later he served as faculty in the same institution. During both these fellowship programs, Dr Misra's research included various adipose tissue disorders (lipodytrophies, abdominal fat distribution and its relationship to insulin resistance and metabolism). He has also been WHO consultant for Diabetes to Korea. In January 2012, he has been conferred Honorary Professorship from Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad In India, Dr Misra has been participant of top Advisory Committees relating to Diabetes and Cardiovascular diseases. He has been in advisory board member of National Program for Cancer, Diabetes, and CVD.
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